Future Trends in Tech: Google Docs to the Metaverse

The Verge's David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Jay Peters discuss Google deciding to shut down its game streaming service Stadia. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins the show to chat about all the products Amazon announced at its hardware launch event this week, including the new E Ink tablet for reading and writing.

• Google is shutting down Stadia
• Google is trying to reinvent search — by being more than a search engine 
• Google’s trying to become a one-stop shopping destination
• Google will help you find better results without tagging ‘Reddit’ onto every search
• The 11 biggest announcements at Amazon's hardware launch event 
• Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing
• Amazon fifth-generation Echo Dot smart speakers get a host of new features
• Echo speakers can now be Eero mesh Wi-Fi extenders
• Amazon’s new Echo Auto is smaller and easier to mount in your car
• Amazon’s latest 4K TVs improve picture quality and borrow ideas from The Frame
• The new Amazon Fire TV Cube has an HDMI input for controlling cable boxes 
• Alexa is getting some much-needed smart home upgrades
• Amazon’s Halo Rise is a bedside light to track your sleep and wake you up
• Blink's new Mini Pan Tilt adds robotics to its compact home security camera
• Ring's new Spotlight Cam Pro mashes its most advanced features into a wireless design  
• Sonos Sub Mini review: low end for a lower price
• Intel and Samsung are getting ready for ‘slidable’ PCs
• Leaked Galaxy S23 renders suggest Samsung could ditch the camera bump
• A smart lock with long-range wireless power is finally a reality
• Asus launches massive 17-inch Zenbook with Ryzen 6000
• Intel’s 13th Gen processors arrive October 20th with $589 flagship Core i9-13900K
• Wacom announces the Cintiq Pro 27, its latest display graphics tablet
• Logitech announces its first mechanical keyboard specifically for the Mac
• Stage Manager isn’t just for M1 iPads anymore
• Hands-on with aptX Lossless, the new tech promising CD-quality audio over Bluetooth

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